IFM Investors Pty Ltd lowered its stake in shares of Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA – Free Report) by 1.4% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 164,294 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 2,368 shares during the period. Mastercard accounts for 0.8% of IFM Investors Pty Ltd’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 17th biggest holding. IFM Investors Pty Ltd’s holdings in Mastercard were worth $93,792,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.
Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of MA. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Mastercard during the 4th quarter worth approximately $6,705,708,000. State Street Corp increased its stake in shares of Mastercard by 2.8% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 36,580,374 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $20,807,283,000 after purchasing an additional 997,536 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Mastercard by 1.2% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 79,431,340 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $45,181,341,000 after purchasing an additional 955,533 shares during the last quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. increased its stake in shares of Mastercard by 792.2% during the 4th quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 865,523 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $494,110,000 after purchasing an additional 768,514 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Capital International Investors increased its stake in shares of Mastercard by 4.4% during the 4th quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 17,964,658 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $10,256,368,000 after purchasing an additional 759,584 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 97.28% of the company’s stock.
Mastercard Stock Down 0.6%
MA opened at $486.04 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $499.36 and a 200-day moving average price of $523.82. The firm has a market capitalization of $429.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.13, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.53 and a beta of 0.74. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.56, a current ratio of 0.98 and a quick ratio of 0.98. Mastercard Incorporated has a one year low of $464.52 and a one year high of $601.77.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on MA shares. Citigroup decreased their price target on shares of Mastercard from $735.00 to $675.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 14th. Dbs Bank upgraded shares of Mastercard to a “moderate buy” rating in a research note on Friday, March 27th. Tigress Financial lifted their price objective on shares of Mastercard from $730.00 to $735.00 and gave the company a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, March 13th. TD Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Mastercard in a research note on Tuesday, March 17th. Finally, UBS Group reduced their price objective on shares of Mastercard from $650.00 to $640.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have given a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $656.04.
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More Mastercard News
Here are the key news stories impacting Mastercard this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Mastercard launched Agent Pay for Machines / AP4M, a new protocol that lets AI agents and machines make secure payments, with support from 30+ industry participants and partners including major crypto and fintech names. This could open a new growth avenue in AI-powered commerce and strengthen Mastercard’s long-term relevance in digital payments.
- Positive Sentiment: The company also announced a partnership with a Chicago startup to support autonomous AI transactions, reinforcing its push into next-generation payment infrastructure and programmable payments.
- Positive Sentiment: Mastercard is expanding settlement capabilities using stablecoins, which may improve cross-border and digital asset settlement options and support broader adoption in crypto-linked payment flows.
- Neutral Sentiment: Reports highlighted leadership changes at Mastercard, which could signal strategic adjustments but does not yet clearly indicate a direct financial impact.
- Neutral Sentiment: Investors are also tracking the Visa/Mastercard swipe-fee settlement, which received preliminary judicial approval. While this removes some legal uncertainty, it also keeps attention on pricing and merchant-fee pressure that could shape the company’s economics over time.
- Negative Sentiment: The swipe-fee settlement may limit upside for payment networks by reinforcing merchant concessions and potential fee scrutiny, which could weigh on sentiment toward Mastercard (MA) despite the recent product momentum.
Mastercard Company Profile
Mastercard Incorporated is a global payments technology company that operates a network connecting consumers, financial institutions, merchants, governments and businesses in more than 200 countries and territories. The company facilitates electronic payments and transaction processing for credit, debit and prepaid card products carrying the Mastercard brand, while also providing a range of payment-related services to issuers, acquirers and merchants. Its technology and network enable authorization, clearing and settlement of payments and support a broad set of use cases including point-of-sale, e-commerce and mobile payments.
Beyond core transaction processing, Mastercard offers a suite of value-added services such as fraud and risk management, identity and authentication tools, tokenization and digital wallet support, cross-border and commercial payment solutions, and data analytics and consulting services for merchants and financial partners.
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